Bertolt Brecht
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Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht was born on 10 February 1898 in Augsburg and died on 14 August 1956 in Berlin. From 1917 to 1918, he studied natural sciences, medicine, and literature at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. He was forced to interrupt his studies in 1918, however, after being drafted into military service as a medic at an Augsburg military hospital. Brecht began writing plays while still a student. From 1922, he worked as a dramaturge at the Munich Kammerspiele. From 1924 to 1926, he was director at Max Reinhardt's Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In 1933, as the Nazis rose to power, Brecht left Berlin with his family and friends and fled via Prague, Vienna, and Zurich to Denmark, later moving to Sweden, Finland, and the US. In addition to plays, Brecht also wrote articles for several émigré magazines in Prague, Paris, and Amsterdam. In 1948, he returned from exile to East Berlin, where he worked as an author and director until his death.

Bertolt Brecht was born on 10 February 1898 in Augsburg and died on 14 August 1956 in Berlin. From 1917 to 1918, he studied natural sciences, medicine, and literature at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. He was forced to interrupt his studies in 1918, however, after being drafted into military service as a medic at an Augsburg military hospital. Brecht began writing plays while still a student. From 1922, he worked as a dramaturge at the Munich Kammerspiele. From 1924 to 1926, he was director at Max Reinhardt's Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In 1933, as the Nazis rose to power, Brecht left Berlin with his family and friends and fled via Prague, Vienna, and Zurich to Denmark, later moving to Sweden, Finland, and the US. In addition to plays, Brecht also wrote articles for several émigré magazines in Prague, Paris, and Amsterdam. In 1948, he returned from exile to East Berlin, where he worked as an author and director until his death.


PUBLICATIONS

Bertolt Brecht's Postil
Year of Publication: 2019
Bertolt BrechtYear of Publication: 2019
Bertolt Brecht’s first collection of poems with Suhrkamp Verlag was published in 1951, shortly after the founding of the company. Framed as a postil, or collection of preachings, it comes with...
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France (L'Arche), Denmark (Multivers), Japan (Shobunsha)

Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Catalan rights (Adesiara), Italy (Einaudi), Korea (Moonhak Kwa Jisung)

Stories of Mr. Keuner
Year of Publication: 2014
Ulf K., Bertolt BrechtYear of Publication: 2014
»Mr. K. was asked what he was working on. Mr. K. replied: ›I’m terribly busy – I’m preparing my next mistake.‹«

This situation is typical of the Stories of Mr. Keuner: a...
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France (L'Arche), Greece (Kastaniotis)

»i’m learning: to wash glasses + cups«
Year of Publication: 2012
Bertolt Brecht, Helene WeigelYear of Publication: 2012
»Dear Helli,
i’m learning: to wash glasses + cups, sweep the floor, take out the rubbish, make scram-bled eggs and soups. i’m teaching myself. i feel very close to you when i’m washing glasses, which you have done for so long, among other things.«


The Brecht Archive was recently able to acquire the »Victor N. Cohen Brecht...
Refugee Conversations
Year of Publication: 1961
Bertolt BrechtYear of Publication: 1961

The dialogues in Refugee Conversations, written in the early 1940s, deal with the everyday life of those expelled from Germany, represented by the intellectual Ziffel and the...

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UK & Commonwealth (Methuen Drama), Brazilian Portuguese rights (Editora 34), France (L’Arche), Italy (L’Orma), Netherlands (Jurgen Maas), Japan (Shobunsha), Greece (Kritiki)

Previously published in the respective language / territory; rights available again: Spanish world rights (Edicusa), Denmark (Gyldendal), Sweden (Albert Bonniers), Norway (Aschehoug), Finland (Tammi), Poland (PIW), Czech Republic (Mladá Fronta), Estonia (Kirjastus Perioodika), Croatia (Zajednica Nijemaca u Hrvatskoj), Turkey (Er Tu Matbaasi), Iran (Ibtikar-i Nau), Israel (Schocken)


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